(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Dr. Felix Perl, Polish Jewish socialist and one of the founders of the Polish Socialist Party, died here Friday at the age of 57.
Dr. Perl, who was a scion of one of the most prominent Jewish families in Poland, had a long record of service in the Polish patriotic labor movement. He, together with the present Marshal Pilsudski and the former president of the republic, Stanislaw Wojeiechowski, founded the P. P. S. He was threatened by the Czaristic government and at one time he and Wojciechowski were expelled from France at the request of the Czaristic government. When the Republic of Poland was resurrected, Perl, Pilsudski and other Polish labor leaders, returned to Poland and took an active part in the shaping of the policy of the Polish Socialist Party. He was editor-in-chief of the “Robotnik,” the organ of the party. He had been a member of the Polish Sejm since 1919 and played an important part in the councils of the Polish Socialist Club.
With regard to the Jewish question in Poland, he subscribed to the assimilationist view and was opposed to the existence of separate Jewish parties.
The funeral of Dr. Felix Perl will take place Tuesday at the Warsaw Jewish cemetery.
A goal of $50,000 for the Camden, N. J., Jewish Community Chest drive was set by representatives of 18 Jewish welfare and social organizations in the city.
The drive will open May 8, and will continue for six days. It will be the first trial of the community chest in Camden by any group of organizations.
J. David Stern was named chairman of the drive. Samuel Shane will be treasurer. The secretary is Herman Natal.
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